Brendan Shay Basham on the Similarities Between the Chef Life and the Writing Life

Brendan Shay Basham on the Similarities Between the Chef Life and the Writing Life

"Processes are a series of moments in passing."

By Brendan Shay Basham | September 7, 2023

Acting Out a Life: How to Write Novels About Real People

Acting Out a Life: How to Write Novels About Real People

Gill Paul on the Craft of Historical Fiction and the Limits of Biography

By Gill Paul | September 7, 2023

Myriam Gurba on Writing the Visceral

Myriam Gurba on Writing the Visceral

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 7, 2023

"Tolstoy did not neglect to describe the outhouses": Yiyun Li on the Material Concerns of Characters and Writers

The Author of Wednesday’s Child on Class, Money, Joy, and Luxury

By Yiyun Li | September 6, 2023

A Fearless, Free, Literary Space: On Writers' Diaries

A Fearless, Free, Literary Space: On Writers' Diaries

Isabella Trimboli on Alix Cléo Roubaud, Marie Bashkirtseff, Anne Charlotte Robertson, and More

By Isabella Trimboli | September 6, 2023

Beyond the True-False Binary: How the Internet Helped Transform the Lyric Essay

Beyond the True-False Binary: How the Internet Helped Transform the Lyric Essay

Hugh Ryan on Truth and Post-Truth in Creative Nonfiction

By Hugh Ryan | September 6, 2023

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Richard Powers on How to Reconnect with Earth

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“Code words to say what can’t be said”: James Hannaham Talks to a Writer in Solitary Confinement

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The Beauty of Physical Encounters with Rare Books

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Kathleen B. Jones on How Touch to Brought Her Novel to Life

By Kathleen B. Jones | September 5, 2023

David van den Berg on Seeing the Darkness

David van den Berg on Seeing the Darkness

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Lisa Leshne Offers Agent Insights

Lisa Leshne Offers Agent Insights

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Alicia Kennedy on Navigating the Thorny Terrain of Food Writing

Alicia Kennedy on Navigating the Thorny Terrain of Food Writing

"We’re entrusting each other not just with words, but with our bodies, our tastes, and our time at the cutting board."

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A Reading List of Realistic Portraits of Mothers and Daughters in Literature

A Reading List of Realistic Portraits of Mothers and Daughters in Literature

Jill Talbot on the Transformative Experience of Reading Rebecca Stead, Cheryl Strayed, Durga Chew-Bose, and More

By Jill Talbot | September 1, 2023

What Does It Mean to Write after Having Children?

What Does It Mean to Write after Having Children?

Lightsey Darst on the Eternal, Fleeting Moments of New Motherhood

By Lightsey Darst | August 31, 2023

Hilary Leichter on Time and Re-Reading

Hilary Leichter on Time and Re-Reading

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review

By The Maris Review | August 31, 2023

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